Asperula cynanchica L.

Squinancywort

Rubiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw family)
Genus: Asperula (Woodruff)

Synonyms

Asperula cynanchica
Asperula arenicola
Asperula capillacea
Asperula cynanchica L. var.
Asperula papillosa
Asperula semiamicta
Asperula tenuiflora
Asperula trabutii

Related species

Asperula taurina L. - Pink Woodruff
Asperula tinctoria L. - Dyer's Woodruff
Asperula arvensis L. - Blue Woodruff
Asperula cynanchica L. - Squinancywort
Asperula neilreichii Beck - Neilreich's Woodruff

Traits


    Maximal 50 cm tall, perennial. flowers: bell- or funnel-shaped, whitish to pink. pedicels: shorter than the flower. corolla: 4‑leaved. petals: rough on the outside. corolla-tube: at least as long as the corolla-lobes. stem: central internodes mostly longer than the l...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Asperula cynanchica

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Asperula cynanchica

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Asperula cynanchica

Asperula cynanchica

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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